malachite

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”). Or, (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) could be from Hebrew מַלְאָךְ‎ (mal'ach) [ "angel" or "messenger of God" ], or, perhaps hailing from another Ancient Greek term, μαλαχ- [ "fingers" ].

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæləkaɪt/

malachite (countable and uncountable, plural malachites)

1. (mineralogy) A bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂; one of the principal ores of copper.
   • 2012 March 1, Lee A. Groat, “Gemstones”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 2, page 128:

     Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)

2. A mild green colour, like that of the mineral.

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• pseudomalachite

malachite (comparative more malachite, superlative most malachite)

1. Of a colour ranging from olive-taupe to a mild to deeply-rich (at times seemingly translucent) green, like that of the mineral which is present on oxidized copper.

• Appendix:Colors

• IPA^(key): /ma.la.ʃit/

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malachite f (plural malachites)

1. malachite

• “malachite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).

malachite f (plural malachiti)

1. (mineralogy) malachite